ngVLA Scientist: Interferometry & Discovery

AUI; Charlottesville, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and holidays

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) seeks a researcher to advance ngVLA software and operations in Charlottesville, VA. You will help develop calibration pipelines and ingrain robust workflows for next‑generation radio astronomy facilities.

Requirements include a PhD in Astronomy/Physics and at least 3 years post‑PhD experience, with expertise in radio data reduction, software development, and interferometry. Collaboration across distributed teams is essential.

Qualifications

• PhD in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of post-PhD experience preferred.
• Experience in radio astronomy data reduction and software development.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and prototyping of operations processes and workflows.
• Develop detailed system and subsystem requirements for ngVLA software.
• Contribute to calibration strategies for ngVLA.
• Carry out independent astronomical research.

Skills

Radio astronomy data reduction

Software development

Interferometry

Collaboration across distributed teams

Education

PhD in Astronomy/Physics

Tools

CASA

Job description

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) seeks a researcher to advance ngVLA software and operations in Charlottesville, VA. You will help develop calibration pipelines and ingrain robust workflows for next‑generation radio astronomy facilities.

Requirements include a PhD in Astronomy/Physics and at least 3 years post‑PhD experience, with expertise in radio data reduction, software development, and interferometry. Collaboration across distributed teams is essential.